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Swedish mobile games developer Toca Boca has been struck by a number of layoffs. Affected staff have been sharing the news of the job cuts on social media this week. Impacted roles include QA, art, ...
Microsoft has enacted widespread layoffs across its games division that includes around 200 job losses at King. As reported by Bloomberg, people “familiar with the plans” claimed the Candy Crush Saga ...
Supercell has made its latest title Mo.co available to all players worldwide. The game was launched on March 18th but was only accessible to players through an invite, a restriction that’s now been ...
Average spending in mobile games rose to $1.52 per install in 2024, up 11% year-over-year. Appfigures Intelligence ’s latest report Mobile Games in 2025: Growth Trends Shaping the $66bn Market ...
Apple has acquired Sneaky Sasquatch developer RAC7 for an undisclosed fee. As reported by Digital Trends, the deal for the two-person team represents the tech giant’s first studio acquisition. Apple ...
As a result, Apple has dodged the injunction and saved billions of dollars from its revenue stream. The court said that such dodging of the injunction is a violation of the law. Apple was immediately ...
I first met the co-founders of Tripledot seven to eight years ago at the back of a London coffee shop just as they were starting up the company. Fast-forward to 2025, it has flown under the radar to ...
Netflix has cancelled its Netflix Stories interactive fiction IP as part of the company’s new games strategy. The streaming firm confirmed the news to PocketGamer.biz. The catalogue of ...
HoYoverse ’s gacha star Honkai: Star Rail has surpassed $2 billion in gross player spending on mobile in just under two years since launch. The title first released on April 26th, 2023 and arrived at ...
Experienced professionals with tenure tend to be more engaged and loyal to their employer. This is not unique to the gaming industry - statistical data tells us that this is a common trend among more ...
Pokémon Go is the clear star of that lineup with its $8.5bn in lifetime player spending accounting for 95% of Niantic’s games revenue over the past decade. For many years it earned more than $1bn per ...
UK developer Jagex ’s popular MMORPG RuneScape has surpassed $2 billion in lifetime revenue. The studio said the game, which has been split into two separate titles RuneScape 3 and Old School ...